Burtonsville, MD
How exposed is Burtonsville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Burtonsville at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,401 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burtonsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Where Burtonsville's buildings actually sit
Of Burtonsville's 2,401 counted buildings, 53.6% carry Direct exposure and only 1.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Burtonsville ranks
Burtonsville scores 20th nationally and 25th within Maryland — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burtonsville ranks 25,151 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,508 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 394 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Burtonsville
Burtonsville's moderate rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Burtonsville (53.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,401 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burtonsville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Burtonsville, see the exposure-zones guide.